Flash-light.



R. N. FRlEND.

FLASH LIGHT.

APPLICATlON FILED owe. me.

. 1,237,191. I Patented Aug. 14, 191 7.

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RICHARD -1\TASON FRIEND, SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

FLASH-LIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

Application filed December 9, 1916. Serial No. 135,937.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD NASON ll FRIEND, a citizen of the United States, and

Flash-Lights, of which the followingis .a. specification.

a resident of Sioux City, in the county of Woodbury and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in The present invention relates to flashlights and more particularly to means for the support thereof.

The invention has for its object the production. of an improved support for cylindrical flash lights embodying certain novel features whereby theflash-light may be supported at any angle desired.

Another object of the invention is the pro- .duction of a flash-light support, inexpensive in manufacture and thoroughly dependable in use, adapted to be instantly adjusted to;

and from its operative position and adapted, when not in use, to be unobstructive.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be fully understood from the following description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings which form a part of this application and in which like characters of reference indicate correspond-- ing parts throughout the several views, of which,.: y

Figure l is a plan of aflash-light equipped with the embodiment of my invention, the

supporting member being in position as when not in use; Fig. 21s a side elevation of the same, the support being in operative 1 position; and Fig. 3 is an isometric view of the support.

Referring now to the illustrations, the

flash-light shown is of the familiar cylindrical type having a barrel, 4, a lens, 5, at

its forward end and a rear end cap, 6.

These lights are commonly usedfor illuminating mechanism or material of other sort,

I for locating faults, making repairs, and so forth. Their use, however, has' been most inconvenient for when it becomes necessary for the operator to apply both hands to the work the flash light can only be supported by laying it down, making it'impossible to direct the rays of light advantageously. I

obviate this defect by providing a support preferably comprising a base ring, 7 of sub the same diameter as the end of stantially the barrel of the flash-light case.

Formed integrally with the diametricalthe barrel at the center of gravity of the flashlight, whereby the light is balanced. The pivots, 9, are sufficiently tight to retain the flash-light in any position in which it is placed with respect to the uprights and still permit the light to be tilted at any desired angle as clearly shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The uprights are suflicient in length to permit the support to be swung rearwardly inparall'elism with the barrel when not in use. In the present embodiment the rear end of the barrel or cap is convex as at 10, and so related to the ring that when the support is swung rearwardly the. base 'ring, 7, will be sprung over and engaged by portion of the barrel and still permit theuprights to he close, against the side of the barrel as shown'in Fig. 1. g

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent'of the United States, is,

1. A support for a flashlight having an elongated case, comprising abase and uprights thereon adapted to be pivoted to opposite'sides of the case at substantially the center of gravity of theflashlight, the support being adapted to be turned on its pivots to place the uprights longitudinally of the case and the base atthe end thereof.

2. A support fora flashlight having a l cylindrical case, comprising a. circular base and uprights thereon adapted to be pivoted to opposite sides of the case at substantially the center of gravity of the flashlight, the

support being adapted to be turned on its pivots and place the base coaxially with the case. r

3. A' support for a flashlight having an elongated case, comprising a base late and uprights thereon adapted to be pivoted to opposite sides of the case at substantially the center of gravity of the flashlight, the support -being adapted to be turnecl on its pivots and sring the base over the end of the case; 4:. he combination with a flash-light inoluding a cylindrical case having a convex as end, of a support consisting of a base ring, end uprights formed integrally with diametrically opposite sides thereof and pivoted at their upper ends to opposite sides of the case at substantially the center of gravity of the flashlight, the support being adapted to 10 he turned on its pivots and spring the ring JRIGHARD NASON FRIEND. 

